Just a Reminder ...

... of how close elections can be -- and what the consequences can be.

Lyndon Johnson stole his election to the Senate.

John Kennedy likely stole his election to the presidency.

In the 2000 election dispute, Al Gore promptly hired Bill Daley to run his Florida operations. (For you non-Chicagoans, check your reference guide: Daley, William, son of Richard J. Daley, former mayor of Chicago; sat on his father's knee and learned how to stuff ballot boxes and teach the dead how to cast multiple ballots.)

It wouldn't have taken that many votes last year for America to have a different president.

The point being (yes, there is a point) is that, but for a couple votes (well, 3 million -- but percentage-wise not a lot), John Kerry would be choosing our next Supreme Court justice.